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Hike the Salkantay Trail. A new view every day...rolling hills, mountain glaciers, rain forrest. It's stunning and interesting. With the kindest people in the villages and homesteads along the way.

Visit Machu Picchu. Be the first in line in the morning and you can buy a ticket to Wayna Picchu (best place to overlook Machu Picchu from above - see the picture at the top of this list). We literally woke up at 4am to be the first in line and it was totally worth it!

Eat cheese and corn at the market in Cusco, Peru. Seriously the best meal you will ever have. Words can't describe.

Don't try the beaches in Lima. We spent a little too much time in Lima (there honestly isn't a TON to do there after you visit a few sites and do some shopping) so we decided to take a cab to the beach. The beaches were pretty dusty and rocky. It might have been the time of year but no one was really there. I think this analysis is fairly accurate and widely accepted. Let's just say the cab driver looked at us weirdly when we asked him to drive us to la playa...